Vehicle-pole tip



(No Model.)

J. B-OYLAN. VEHICLE POLE TIP.

No. 415,830. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

Wifgcsscs lgacljliz'm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BOYLAN, OF HUBBARD, IOIVA.

VEHICLE-POLE TIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,830, dated November26, 1889. Application filed September 10, 1889. Serial No. 323,512. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES BOYLAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hubbard, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Vehicle-Tongue Attachment, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in attachments forvehicle-tongues.

The object of the present invention is to provide a tip forvehicle-tongues adapted to receive the ring of a neck-yoke and preventthe same from becoming accidentally detached from the tongue and enableit to be quickly secured in place and removed therefrom.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tip embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a reverseplan view.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A designates a tipprovided in its rear end with a concavity, Which forms a socket adaptedto receive the end of a tongue, which is retained in place by rivets orbolts passing through perforations a of the tip A. The lower side of thetip, near the front end thereof, is provided with a recess a, whichreceives a hinge-section Aand completes the tip at this point. Thesection A is hinged to the tip at the rear of the recess a, and isnormally held closed by a spring B, which is socured to the tip A andhas its free end bearing against the section A, the parts being slightlyrecessed for the reception of the spring to enable the tip to present asmooth surface. At the end-of the recess a the tip is provided with acurved notch that has its front Wall shouldered, and the section A isslightly cut away at this point to form, with the curved notch a anapproximately circular opening to receive the ring of a neck-yoke. Thering rests in the circular opening or notch (t and bears against theshoulder a and should a lug or other portion of the harness break, thefront end of the tongue '20 will not become disengaged from the ring ofthe neckyoke and fall at the horses feet and frighten them; but when itis desired to release the neck-yoke it is only necessary to raise thehinge-section A and slip the ring out of the curved notch. Should theneck-ring by any accident slip from the curved notch ta it would engagethe shouldered front Wall a of the recess a and be held there by thecurved front end a of the section A.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that pole-tips made inaccordance with the invention are adapted to be readily attached to theend of a pole and are capable of securely retaining the ring of aneck-yoke and preventing the latter from becoming accidentally loose andletting the pole drop, and enable the ring to be readily inserted inplace and removed therefrom when desired.

hat I claim is- The combination of the tip adapted to be attached to atongue and provided with a recess at, having its front wall shoulderedand its rear portion provided with the notch a having its front wallshouldered and the section A hinged to the tip and the spring,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES BOYLAN. Witnesses:

JOHN WHEELER, WILL M. BOYLAN.

